ABW News
Athletes For A Better World and Theta Delta Chi fraternity are partnering for the 2nd annual Hobart and William Smith Color Run, taking place on May 3, 2024 at 2:30 pm. Athletes For A Better World and Theta Delta Chi aim to promote positive values through sports. Both organizations aim to make a positive impact…
Read MoreThe Second Annual ABW Golf Tournament conducted on November 28th at Country Club of Roswell was an outstanding success as noted by the players and sponsors. Proceeds from the event will benefit the ABW college scholarship fund. Workday was the Title Sponsor, and the Silver Sponsors were Invisors, Macrospect, and Slalom. Golfers enjoyed a challenging…
Read MoreFIND OUT HOW TO PLAY FOR FREE! ABW GOLF TOURNAMENT Monday, November 28, 2022 Country Club of Roswell Go to www.donorrise.com/ABWGolf/Golf2022 to register. View Updates tab to be an Ambassador fundraiser to play free and win prizes! Go to www.abwgolf.givesmart.com for the Auction! Questions? Contact John White at johngfgs@gmail.com or 404-310-7176
Read MoreAthletes for a Better World (ABW) has selected Sports Sponsorships and Events Consulting, LLC (SSEC) to lead sponsorship and sports marketing strategies on behalf of the national non-profit organization. ABW oversees and operates The Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup and the Vincent J. Dooley Awards & Scholarships. Both programs were developed to celebrate athletes and their…
Read MoreAthletes for a Better World (ABW) Board Chairman Steve Petyerak announced recent Board Director appointments. “The additions to the Board represent a remarkable blend of subject matter experts who will help expand our mission to teach and reward athletic character,” said Petyerak. ABW amplifies its “Code for Living” in its character curriculum, and then confers…
Read MoreThe inaugural ABW Golf Tournament conducted on Thursday, October 21st at North Fulton Golf Course (Chastain Park) in Atlanta was an overwhelming success as noted by the players and sponsors. Proceeds from the event will benefit the ABW college scholarship fund. Workday was the Presenting sponsor, with Southern Company as the Diamond sponsor. Golfers enjoyed…
Read MoreThe 16th Annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup, an award given to the most outstanding role models among athletes, has announced collegiate honorees for its 2020 award ceremony to be held in Atlanta at a date to be announced. Bob Ryan, the famed sportswriter for the Boston Globe and analyst for ESPN, will serve as the…
Read MoreAthletes for a Better World (ABW) and The National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) have formed a partnership to annually recognize one male and one female national NIAAA scholarship winner as automatic recipients of the prestigious Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup. These two high school athletes will join one collegiate and one professional recipient each year…
Read MoreKarsen Ochs of First Presbyterian Day School and William McKinley Thompson III of Stratford Academy were named as the recipients of the four-year scholarship of $1000 per year by legendary Coach Vince Dooley on May 11, 2019 at a ceremony held at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. The two scholarship recipients will…
Read MoreSteward Cink, former British Open Champion and five-time U.S. Ryder Cup team member, received the 15th Annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup along with collegiate and high school division athletes at a banquet ceremony in the Infiniti Club at SunTrust Park in Atlanta on April 25, 2019. Nathan Clayberg of Drake University was the collegiate recipient…
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